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Triple Bend H. (gr. 1)

HOLLYWOOD PARK, Inglewood, CA

  • Purse: $250,000
  • Date: July 2, 2011
  • Class: Grade 1
  • TV: TVG
  • Age: 3 yo's & up
  • Race: 9
  • Distance: Seven Furlongs
  • Post Time: 5:07 PM
1 Smiling Tiger Margin: TrueNicks: A++ $150,000

2007 | Chestnut Horse | Hold That Tiger - Shandra Smiles, Cahill Road

  • Breeder:Dr. Rodney Orr
  • Owner: Klein, Alan and Lebherz, Philip
  • Trainer: Jeff Bonde
  • Jockey: Joel Rosario

Sire: Hold That Tiger, Chestnut, 2000. Raced 2 years. 10 starts, 3 wins, $644,235. Lifetime: 254 yearlings sold, median $20,000.

Broodmare Sire: Cahill Road, Bay, 1988.

Sale History: Washington Thoroughbred Breeders' Association 2008 Summer Yearling Sale, $40,000.
Keeneland Association January 2008 Horses of All Ages Sale, ($32,000).

2 Camp Victory Margin: TrueNicks: D $50,000

2007 | Dark Bay or Brown Gelding | Forest Camp - Victory Trick, Clever Trick

  • Breeder:Atkins Homes, Inc.
  • Owner: Featherston, Jacobsen and Miller
  • Trainer: Mike R. Mitchell
  • Jockey: Joseph Talamo

Sire: Forest Camp, Dark Bay or Brown, 1997. Raced 3 years. 11 starts, 4 wins, $339,984. Lifetime: 267 yearlings sold, median $45,000. In 2009: 1.40 AEI.

Broodmare Sire: Clever Trick, Dark Bay or Brown, 1976. In 2009: 1.54 AEI.

Sale History: Ocala Breeders' Sales Company Selected Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $90,000.
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky 2008 Select Yearling Sale, ($39,000).

3 Amazombie Margin: neck TrueNicks: A $30,000

2006 | Bay Gelding | Northern Afleet   - Wilshe Amaze, In Excess (IRE)

  • Breeder:Gregg Anderson
  • Owner: Sanford, Thomas C. and Spawr, William
  • Trainer: William Spawr
  • Jockey: Mike E. Smith

Sire: Northern Afleet  , Bay, 1993. Raced 4 years. 21 starts, 5 wins, $626,671. Lifetime: 255 yearlings sold, median $18,000.

Broodmare Sire: In Excess (IRE), Dark Bay or Brown, 1987.

Sale History: Barretts Equine Limited January 2008 Mixed Sale, ($32,000).

Time: 1:21.22   Track: Fast

Others: Uh Oh Bango, $15,000; Color of Courage, $5,000; Bench Points; M One Rifle; El Martillo.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1Smiling TigerJoel RosarioJeff Bonde
2Camp VictoryJoseph TalamoMike R. Mitchell
3AmazombieMike E. SmithWilliam Spawr
4Uh Oh BangoPatrick A. ValenzuelaR. Kory Owens
5Color of CourageDavid Romero FloresJ. Paco Gonzalez
6Bench PointsRafael BejaranoTim Yakteen
7M One RifleChantal SutherlandBruce Headley
8El MartilloMartin GarciaBob Baffert

Payoffs

HorseJockeyWinPlaceShow
3 Smiling TigerJoel Rosario$5.40$4.00$2.80
2 Camp VictoryJoseph Talamo$6.80$3.80
7 AmazombieMike E. Smith$2.60
EXOTIC PAYOFFS:
$2.00 Exacta (3-2)$37.60
$2.00 Trifecta (3-2-7)$108.80
$2.00 Superfecta (3-2-7-6)$1,185.60

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